Quote Originally Posted by honedright View Post
P.S.- I still don't get "Hat Trick." What the heck and why the terminology?
"Hat trick" refers to 3 goals scored by one player in one game. The term became popular in the 1920s when fans would toss their hats onto the ice after the player's 3rd goal in recognition of the feat.
"Natural hat trick" occurs when one player scores 3 uninterrupted goals. This means that no other player from either team has scored in-between any of his goals.
"Texas hat trick" is when a player scores 4 goals in one game.
"Ovechtrick" is 8 goals in one game. Never happened (yet) in an NHL game (although 6 have been scored in one game).